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37: If Your Job Search Is Taking Too Long, Stop Trusting Your Gut
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If your job search is taking too long and you’re a mid or senior-level leader, your gut may be telling you it’s time to broaden your appeal. To have a more general and therefore more appealing positioning. Don’t do it! Host Doug Lester explains, from a recruiter’s perspective, why broadening your positioning could be a big mistake.
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Chapters
1. Introduction (00:00:00)
2. Broadening Your Positioning in a Tight Market is a Mistake (00:01:31)
3. A Recruiter’s Perspective on Positioning (00:02:33)
4. Being a Senior Leader Requires Depth and Credibility (00:04:20)
5. Examples of Focused Senior Positioning (00:05:35)
6. Focus Your Positioning on Overcoming a Common Challenge in Your Industry (00:06:07)
7. A Lesson from Consumer Products Marketing (00:06:55)
8. Fight Your Gut Instincts in a Tight Market (00:07:27)
9. What Challenges Can You Overcome? (00:07:44)
10. Newsletter Moving to Substack, Please Subscribe! (00:08:10)
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